{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-656","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Labor and Employment § 9–656","heading":"","body":"(a) If it appears that a permanent disability of a covered employee following an accidental personal injury or occupational disease is due partly to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease and partly to a preexisting disease or infirmity, the Commission shall determine:\n(1) the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and\n(2) the proportion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.\n(b) The covered employee:\n(1) is entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability of the covered employee that is reasonably attributable solely to the accidental personal injury or occupational disease; and\n(2) is not entitled to compensation for the portion of the disability that is reasonably attributable to the preexisting disease or infirmity.","path":["Article - Labor and Employment"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle\u0026section=9-656","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:59:38Z","sha256":"36b13b57914902e7dd2bfdae0768dbb145b2aa132066fc69668116c3c3a250f2","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-655","next":"us-md/md.-code-labor-and-employment-9-657"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}